Palm oil plantations continue to threaten this endangered species.
Global standards for minimising consumption of palm oil varies wildly
from country to country. Australian conservation groups have been
pushing for legislation to mandate the labelling of palm oil on food
ingredient lists for almost a decade. Currently, generic terms such as
‘vegetable oil’ or 'vegetable fats’ can be used instead. The EU enforced
palm oil labelling in 2014 and is now trying to pass a ban on using
palm oil in EU biofuels – a move the UK is seeking to block
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